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Friday, January 2, 2015

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Disney Studios Philippines will release nine movies in 2015, led by
Marvel's “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” the live-action “Cinderella”
and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” the first Star Wars
installment since 2005.

Disney's
opening film for the new year will be Rob Marshall's “Into the
Woods,” already a December blockbuster in the U.S. and stars Meryl
Streep, Johnny Depp, Chris Pine and Emily Blunt. This humorous and
heartfelt musical follows the classic tales of Cinderella, Little Red
Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk and Rapunzel — all tied
together by an original story.

In
March, “Cinderella” will get the live-action treatment, the way
Disney brought fantasy characters like “Maleficent” and “Alice
in Wonderland” to the bigscreen. “Cinderella” is directed by
Kenneth Branagh and features Lily James (“Downton Abbey”) and
Cate Blanchett.

“Avengers:
Age of Ultron” will start its box-office campaign in April. The
sequel will once again feature the team-up of superheroes Iron Man,
Captain America, Thor, the Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye,
with some new additions. The team must reassemble to defeat Ultron, a
terrifying technological villain hell-bent on human extinction. The
first “Avengers” earned $1.5 billion in 2012.

The
month of May will see Disney’s riveting mystery adventure
“Tomorrowland,” in which a jaded scientist (George Clooney) and
an optimistic teen embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth the
secrets of an enigmatic place somewhere in time and space.

In
June, Pixar will bow its original movie “Inside Out,” which will
take audiences to the most extraordinary location of all—inside the
mind, complete with anthromorphized emotions Joy, Fear, Anger,
Disgust and Sadness.

Marvel's
“Ant-Man” starring Paul Rudd will see action in July. Armed with
the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength,
con-man Scott Lang (Rudd) must embrace his inner-hero and help his
mentor, Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), protect the secret behind his
spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats.

Jon
Favreau’s “The Jungle Book” will be a live-action retelling of
another literary classic — and Disney animation — when it bows in
October.

In
November, Pixar's “The Good Dinosaur” will ask the
generations-old question: What if the asteroid that forever changed
life on Earth missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never
became extinct? The film promises to be an extraordinary journey of
self-discovery full of thrilling adventure, hilarious characters and
poignant heart.

Disney
ends the year with J.J. Abrams’ “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,”
the first of new “Star Wars” films through the studio's
acquisition of Lucasfilm.

“The
Force Awakens” is expected to bolster the studio’s offerings
through sequels and spinoffs the way Marvel launched a series of
superhero franchises for the company, which benefitted the rest of
Disney’s divisions.

Disney
Studios generated around $3.4 billion at the worldwide box office
($1.37 billion domestic) in 2014 through the release of 13 movies.
Its top earner was Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy,” at $772
million, followed by “Maleficent,” with $758 million, and
“Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” another hit for Marvel, at
$714 million.